Badging is unique in its placement as it comes to a roost on the rear quarters just past the doors. Dual hood scoops also in black adorn the hood, which cozies up to the front glass, which is all surrounded by beautiful shiny stainless trim, as is all glass for this cabin cover. We can see a fair amount of body filler used for the lower rear quarter panels but no rust. It is all looking factory from the grille to the rear black bumble bee stripe.
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Top Banana respray paint covers rust free straight panels for this machine. Good enough to take 2nd place at the Mopars at Maple Grove Raceway, this 3-owner car has new floor pans, and a rebuilt 340ci V8 that was not a total tear down, but more like a refresh. How does all of this translate to today's vintage muscle market? Though built in fewer numbers, the Swinger 340 is more affordable-perfect for the gearhead looking for something unusual with kick, looks and a low cost of entry.įor consignment, a Top Banana painted Dodge Swinger 340 in top banana condition. Consequently, 1970 Dart Swinger 340's have always been somewhat scarce. With its sharp, new fastback styling and a sporting image, the Duster 340 managed to outsell its sibling by a little more than 11,000 units. While it’s not like it was from the factory, is this now 1 of 1? Thanks, Swinger340, for the production intel.In a twist of fate, 1970 also witnessed the arrival of the sleek and similarly equipped Plymouth Duster 340 for $261 less (in base trim).
Would the addition of the 6-pack and the other mechanical goodies prevent it from accelerating in value? There were 16,637 Swinger 340s built in 1970.
Given the condition of the car, I’m guessing this one would be toward the higher end of that range. If you search for other Swinger 340s for sale, they pop up between $20-40,000. On the other hand, the interior is quite tidy, but where are the headrests? I thought those were required in 1970. Did they not do that or am I looking for something that’s not supposed to be there.
One thing that puzzles me – and I could be wrong – is that there is no reference to the 340 motor in the stripes or fender scripts. This Swinger is said to have been garage-kept and only brought out to go to local car shows. Moreover, the front end is new, the brakes and wheel bearing are new, and the wheels are correct for the car/year.
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4-speed manual transmission (A-833) with overdrive.6-Pack carburetion from an AAR Cuda of the same year.
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Mopar Performance Stroker Kit plus “30 Over” bring it to about 400 cubic Inches wonder what the horsepower is now?.Some of the modifications of this 1970 Swinger 340 include the following: How does this happen? Who bought a car like this new to sit in the garage most of the time? Fast forward 50 years, and its had quite a few “tweaks” to it mechanically to get to what you see today. We’re told this Swinger 340 wears its original paint, the interior looks hardly used, and there is less than 36,000 miles on the odometer. That configuration was carried into 1970, which the seller’s car represents. It could be had with a 340 V-8 that was good for 275 hp (at least) from the factory. This beauty can be found at a dealer in Pompano Beach, Florida and here on eBay where the bidding has reached $15,700 and there is no reserve in this auction! However, there is a Buy It Now option available, but you must call the dealer to find out what it is.ĭodge added a 2-door hardtop to its Dart line-up in 1969 and called it the Swinger (well, it was the ‘60s!). And the motor has been seriously tricked out so its far more potent than it once was. From what we can see, this is a gently used (that does not compute) or somewhat restored Swinger 340 that gained a triple-carb set-up off a 1970 AAR Cuda at some point.
However, it’s not every day that you run across one with a 6-Pack set-up, and I don’t mean beer. They built more than 16,000 of them in 1970 alone. Okay, a Dart Swinger 340 is not that uncommon.
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